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Chronicles of a Blue Water Hunter
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Re: No thanks.
Take care guys
I'm not so sure! OK Ive had my share of wine tonight but the likes of Andre Hartman dont get away with it by chance and the GW likes blubber, so if we dont look like seals we have half a chance. The RSA spearo's have my respect thats for sure and have more guts than me but they know what they're doing and long may they stay lucky
Take care guys
Hiya
Dassen Island, 12th June 2004. Cold water (13degrees), bad viz (1-2m at some places!!!), just recovered from the cold i've had for the past couple of days, got into a wet wetsuit (went diving on wednesday, came home sick, forgot to hang my wetsuit up to dry!! ). Had a great day though, some good fish and good company, what more could one ask for!!!!
Dassen Island, 12th June 2004. Cold water (13degrees), bad viz (1-2m at some places!!!), just recovered from the cold i've had for the past couple of days, got into a wet wetsuit (went diving on wednesday, came home sick, forgot to hang my wetsuit up to dry!!
). Had a great day though, some good fish and good company, what more could one ask for!!!! Attachments
Hiya Oldsarge
The yellowtail is a pelagic specie that generally is found in open water, chasing baitfish. We normally get them by following the schools of birds which feed on the small fish that they're chasing. You simply approach the "working birds" and notice which way the school of fish is moving, plan a course to intercept them and BANG!!! They also like reefs or pinnacles that break, as well as rocky points or headlands. They sometimes also patrol the outer edges of the kelp bed. The smaller fish is reef fish, which is found inbetween the kelp and reefs. No specific water depth. Some were found in 1-2m water whilst others in 18m water. That 3.05kg fish i took in 15m water, but i've taken a 2.6kg in 3m water on a previous occation.
Regards
miles
The yellowtail is a pelagic specie that generally is found in open water, chasing baitfish. We normally get them by following the schools of birds which feed on the small fish that they're chasing. You simply approach the "working birds" and notice which way the school of fish is moving, plan a course to intercept them and BANG!!!
They also like reefs or pinnacles that break, as well as rocky points or headlands. They sometimes also patrol the outer edges of the kelp bed. The smaller fish is reef fish, which is found inbetween the kelp and reefs. No specific water depth. Some were found in 1-2m water whilst others in 18m water. That 3.05kg fish i took in 15m water, but i've taken a 2.6kg in 3m water on a previous occation. Regards
miles
hottie
BlueCape, check this "hottie" out!!
wow... i am looking, i am checking. the fish ain't bad either.
BlueCape, check this "hottie" out!!
wow... i am looking, i am checking. the fish ain't bad either.
Hey Miles
Awesome !!! To head to Dassen in not so great conditions and return a boat of fish like that...respect dude !!
Yeah, that Hottie is huge, 3.5 kg must be close to the SA record for a Hottie ?
Spent the weekend working, no diving, but am planning on getting in at False Bay sometime during this week for a lunchtime dive.
Cheers
Jeff
Awesome !!! To head to Dassen in not so great conditions and return a boat of fish like that...respect dude !!
Yeah, that Hottie is huge, 3.5 kg must be close to the SA record for a Hottie ?
Spent the weekend working, no diving, but am planning on getting in at False Bay sometime during this week for a lunchtime dive.
Cheers
Jeff
Originally posted by Rolando
Good shooting Miles! Looks like them Rabitechs did some damage
Gracias,
Gee, thanks Rollo! Hey did you lose your invite to go w/ Mike and Andy too?
hey ali
Ali
did you watch national geographic last week? (or was it A1) can't remember
there was a programme about Andre Hartmann and that other guy Duane... ?
amazing programme about spearfishing in bull shark infested waters.
also with great whites.. and the guys fended off a GWS from a cameraman on scuba.
was brilliant.
Ali
did you watch national geographic last week? (or was it A1) can't remember
there was a programme about Andre Hartmann and that other guy Duane... ?
amazing programme about spearfishing in bull shark infested waters.
also with great whites.. and the guys fended off a GWS from a cameraman on scuba.
was brilliant.
Nice fish Miles.
So it seems the winter tail are on their way around.I'm going overseas for 3 weeks so won't be able to get wet for a while.....damn.
Good luck getting a couple more of those cracker proportion "hotties".
So it seems the winter tail are on their way around.I'm going overseas for 3 weeks so won't be able to get wet for a while.....damn.
Good luck getting a couple more of those cracker proportion "hotties".
Graeme Duanne
The guy you are referring to regarding fending off the Great White attack on the scuba diver is Greame Duanne. That clip used to be posted on the web somewhere. And I will see if I can dig it out.
He is currently making another series of spearfishing videos ... so stay tuned. There used to be a short clip at his home page of handing off a Great White that raced up to his boat ...
http://www.digistream.co.za/stock.html
The guy you are referring to regarding fending off the Great White attack on the scuba diver is Greame Duanne. That clip used to be posted on the web somewhere. And I will see if I can dig it out.
He is currently making another series of spearfishing videos ... so stay tuned. There used to be a short clip at his home page of handing off a Great White that raced up to his boat ...
http://www.digistream.co.za/stock.html
Bellows Rock, Cape Point, South Africa
Hiya
June 16th is a public holiday and its best celibrated by going spearing. Lovely weather, 15-20m viz. (exceptional for my neck of the woods!!!), 16degrees water, small swell, loads of birds and seals feasting on baitfish about 2km's behind Bellows Rock.
Raced up to the action, killed the motors and drifted into the melee of birds, seals, anchovies. My buddy and i simultaneously jumped overboard, one on each side of the boat. As soon as we hit the water a 3.5m shark comes zooming up from the depths!!!! 2 seconds later we're back in the boat!!!! Can you believe it!!!!! Perfect conditions and less than 5seconds in the water and a GW chases us away!!!! Now thats REALLY NOT FUN. Anyways, we stayed in the area for a while and jumped into some baitfish balls, but no yellowtail in attendance.
We then moved to Bellows Rock where some other spearo's were having better luck. They managed about 1 fish each. Not much happening either and still a bit nervous from our earlier encounter, we decide to rather go hunt some nice reef fish. So off we go into False Bay. Just inside Cape Point i pick up a school of fish on the echo. We jump in and see its a school of small yellowtail 2-3kg's. Didn't shoot any, thought we'll just hang around and see if their bigger brothers would show up. Suddenly the boat pulls up next to us with buggy screaming SHARK!!!! Oh, no, not AGAIN!!! 2seconds later, we're back in the boat. Turns out to be a HUGE sunfish (mola-mola). We jumped in and swm with it for a while. Stunning!!!!! (was a bit too slow with the camera )
Anycase, ended up hunting the reefs and pinnacles in False Bay and managed a couple of tasty reefies of 1-2kg's.
What a decidedly nice way to spend a public holiday. And the best part is that the weekend is only 2 days away!!!!
Regards
miles
Hiya
June 16th is a public holiday and its best celibrated by going spearing. Lovely weather, 15-20m viz. (exceptional for my neck of the woods!!!), 16degrees water, small swell, loads of birds and seals feasting on baitfish about 2km's behind Bellows Rock.
Raced up to the action, killed the motors and drifted into the melee of birds, seals, anchovies. My buddy and i simultaneously jumped overboard, one on each side of the boat. As soon as we hit the water a 3.5m shark comes zooming up from the depths!!!! 2 seconds later we're back in the boat!!!! Can you believe it!!!!! Perfect conditions and less than 5seconds in the water and a GW chases us away!!!! Now thats REALLY NOT FUN. Anyways, we stayed in the area for a while and jumped into some baitfish balls, but no yellowtail in attendance.
We then moved to Bellows Rock where some other spearo's were having better luck. They managed about 1 fish each. Not much happening either and still a bit nervous from our earlier encounter, we decide to rather go hunt some nice reef fish. So off we go into False Bay. Just inside Cape Point i pick up a school of fish on the echo. We jump in and see its a school of small yellowtail 2-3kg's. Didn't shoot any, thought we'll just hang around and see if their bigger brothers would show up. Suddenly the boat pulls up next to us with buggy screaming SHARK!!!! Oh, no, not AGAIN!!! 2seconds later, we're back in the boat. Turns out to be a HUGE sunfish (mola-mola). We jumped in and swm with it for a while. Stunning!!!!! (was a bit too slow with the camera
)Anycase, ended up hunting the reefs and pinnacles in False Bay and managed a couple of tasty reefies of 1-2kg's.
What a decidedly nice way to spend a public holiday. And the best part is that the weekend is only 2 days away!!!!
Regards
miles
